For years, she hid her secret as if in closets from family and friends. He, on the other hand, found humor as a means to cloak of secrets. Neither person knew the other, yet the both shared a desire to let others know. Both yearned let others see their burden and feel their pain about not being out in the open to all they knew.
Families of those two knew something was different about them. The families could see it every day. That “something” was there but never so openly, the family could confirm what they felt every time the family gathered. Had these two known the history of their secret they would know it is not of heritage. They both were…ILLITERATE.
You know I know what you knew I was getting at while you were getting at a mindset. Before getting your BVDs too tight, if this story were about what you were thinking, you would be thinking, “you go, friend.” Suddenly, when I went open on the subject you felt betrayed. Why?
Within the first two paragraphs, you formed a strategy or tactic as to how they would “out themselves.” Suddenly, that last sentence in the second paragraph killed your strategy or tactic. Are you saying those with literacy problems are less significant? Are those two that started the story not worthy of your time and effort to help them “out” themselves?
If these two people were, what you thought in the first two paragraphs you might have braved nearly any storm to welcome them “out.” Suddenly, my disruption of your thoughts caused you to care less.
I am not a betting man, but were I to lay money on the table I would think the population of illiterates overwhelm the problems you thought of the two in the beginning of this story. In fact, you would probably be more inclined to help what you thought was the cause of our two characters if you THOUGHT they were both.
Help “OUT” a friend today. It will make a big difference in many lives.
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